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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2006-10-31 16:13:28 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2006-10-31 16:13:28 +0000
commit3a6f1e8414d4ba6297b043a16f70147fcd9012fa (patch)
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downloadgpsd-3a6f1e8414d4ba6297b043a16f70147fcd9012fa.tar.gz
Typo and documentation fixes.
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+++ b/gpspipe.xml
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
<para><application>gpspipe</application> is a tool to connect
to <application>gpsd</application> and output the received
sentences to stdout. This makes the program useful as a pipe from
-<application>gpsd</application> to another program or file. Presently
-it only connects to <application>gpsd</application> on the localhost on
-the default port (2947). </para>
+<application>gpsd</application> to another program or file. </para>
<para><application>gpspipe</application> does not require root
privileges, and can be run concurrently with other tools connecting
@@ -49,7 +47,8 @@ time stamped. There is also an option to exit gracefully after a
given count of packets.</para>
<para>An optional argument may specify a server to get data from; a
-colon-separated suffix is taken as a port number.</para>
+colon-separated suffix is taken as a port number. If omitted, it
+connects to localhost on the default port (2947).</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='options'><title>OPTIONS</title>
@@ -63,7 +62,10 @@ a usage message and exit.</para>
NMEA and gpsd output modes.</para>
<para>-s option causes the collected data to be written to the
-specified serial device.</para>
+specified serial device with setttings 4800 8N1. Thus
+<application>gpspipe</application> can be used with -s and -r options
+to emulate a serial port hardwired to a GPS that
+<application>gpsd</application> is managing.</para>
<para>-w causes native <application>gpsd</application>sentences to be
output.</para>